Pulisic injured scoring winning goal against Iran

Christian Pulisic was substituted astatine half-time aft scoring the winning extremity for the United States against Iran successful their Group B finale successful Qatar connected Tuesday.

The Chelsea winger was progressive successful a hard collision with Iran keeper Alireza Beiranvand soon earlier half-time arsenic helium tapped successful a headed transverse from Sergino Dest to enactment the US up 1-0 -- a extremity would that beryllium capable to gain the Americans the triumph and 2nd spot successful the group.

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Pulisic laic connected the crushed successful the goalmouth for a fewer minutes earlier leaving the tract and receiving attraction from the team's trainers earlier coming backmost connected and finishing the archetypal half.

Brenden Aaronson came connected for Pulisic aft half-time, with a US Soccer spokesperson telling ESPN aft the lucifer that helium was taken to the infirmary for scans connected an abdominal injury.

"Obviously we're precise thankful that helium threw his assemblage there,'' said Pulisic's teammate Weston McKennie aft the match. "At the extremity it was a heart-drop sinking moment, but we got it done and we're excited to inactive beryllium here.''

US manager Gregg Berhalter praised Pulisic's hard enactment and toughness aft the match.

"It's a fantastic happening erstwhile 1 of your champion players is besides 1 of the astir hard working," Berhalter said. "He's surely that. I can't accidental capable affirmative things astir Christian."

US skipper Tyler Adams said helium was praying for his teammate and said it's goals similar these he's travel to expect from Pulisic.

"How galore goals has helium scored similar that successful his career? Back station arriving, he's brilliant," Adams said. "The mode that his timing is into the container and to get successful beforehand of that shot -- he'll bash thing to this squad successful bid for america to win.

"Huge subordinate for us, obviously. Praying for him, hoping everything is OK. He'll bent successful there. I cognize he'll bash thing to play successful the adjacent game."

Josh Sargent was replaced by Haji Wright successful the 75th infinitesimal aft landing awkwardly connected his close ft portion avoiding a tackle. Like Pulisic, helium besides received attraction connected the tract but was capable to locomotion disconnected the field.

The US saw retired 9 minutes of second-half stoppage clip and a punishment outcry from Iran precocious successful the crippled to triumph their archetypal crippled astatine a World Cup since 2014 and acceptable up a round-of-16 lucifer against Netherlands connected Saturday.